Best known for contemporary stylings of praise music that topped charts across genres, this singer’s new album of pared-down ...

"O Lord, How Shall I Meet You" is a perfect Lutheran hymn for the weeks before Christmas, but shoppers will never hear it between Muzak versions of "Jingle Bells" and ...

In late fall, after all the Halloween candy has been consumed and the fall décor removed from store clearance aisles, we step on a conveyor belt heading straight for Christmas. Even those hangers-on ...

December 13, 2025 by Nedra Rhone / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS) Early December is peak season for Advent calendars. When I was a kid, these were beautifully designed seasonal images on heavy ...

This is perhaps the most challenging part of my attempt to commend an ancient model for observing Advent, this third week. The old recommendation of the church is to reflect in Advent on the “four ...

As Christmas grows closer and closer, those who celebrate are busy with last minute preparations, including gift wrapping, holiday baking and celebration planning. However, for Christians, the weeks ...

Advent for some Christian denominations is a penitential season of waiting and longing in the four weeks before Christmas. The consumer-driven holiday season often overlooks the Advent themes of ...

Many Catholic Advent hymns focus on the role of Mary, the mother of Jesus, such as "Rorate Caeli (Drop down, Ye Heavens)." In recent years, Brett McCraken of The Gospel Coalition network has created ...

(ANALYSIS) “O Lord, How Shall I Meet You” is a perfect Lutheran hymn for the weeks before Christmas, but shoppers will never hear it between Muzak versions of ...

Advent is a four-week period before Christmas that many Christians and Catholics observe, in preparation for Christmas Day. The season begins four Sundays before Christmas and involves weekly themes ...